Examining Clint Hurdle’s 2018 Tendencies

Recently, Baseball-Reference added managerial tendencies to the site. They give not only raw percentages of how often a manager will bunt or steal a base, but also give what they call a “Rate+.” (If you’re familiar with OPS+ or wRC+, it’s the same mentality. 100 is league average that year, while 120 would be 20% higher than average and 80 would be 20% lower.)

So let’s examine Clint Hurdle’s 2018 tendencies, starting with Rate+ to compare him to other managers this season.

Back in July, I wrote the Pirates would probably have been better off offensively (to that point) if they never tried to steal a base.